The 4th annual Polar Cooperation Research Centre (PCRC) symposium on December 17-18, 2018 at Kobe University in Japan.
AAU Arctic hosts Polar Research conference
Tue, Nov 06, 2018
On December 6 2018, AAU Arctic hosts a Polar Research conference at the Aalborg University department in Copenhagen. The event includes lectures, panel debates and discussions, the conference also offers an opportunity to socialize and network both on sea and on land. For full program click here.
Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education teaches Finnish pedagogy in Lebanon
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
The leader of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Network on teacher education and the UArctic Thematic Network Teacher Education for Social Justice and Diversity in Education at the University of Lapland Tuija Turunen, visited the Deir Kifa high school in Lebanon on October 18, 2018. For full article click here.
Continuity or Reform? The Future of the Arctic Council
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
An article in HighNorthNews written by Kathleen Stephen gives a summary of the UArctic Thematic Network on Geopolitics and Security session at the Arctic Circle 2018 in Iceland. Click here for full article.
UArctic Congress 2018 highlights presented to Senior Arctic Officials
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
UArctic Vice-President Organization Outi Snellman presented the UArctic Congress 2018 at the meeting of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council on November 1, 2018. In her presentation, Ms Snellman focused on the UArctic Congress 2018 Declaration as a message from the circumpolar higher education community to the go...
Arctic Council meeting focused on biodiversity in the Arctic
Mon, Nov 05, 2018
At the SAO meeting at the University of Lapland, in Rovaniemi, Finland, the Arctic Council focused its discussions on Arctic biodiversity and received updates from all the Council’s subsidiary bodies on their ongoing work.
The Model Arctic Council students make innovative Waves
Fri, Nov 02, 2018
The Model Arctic Council (MAC) took place at the same time as the Arctic Council meeting at University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. The MAC was arranged by the University of Lapland. The students eagerly took part in discussions and engaged in debate as where they part of the real Arctic Council.
Arctic Yearbook 2018 published
Fri, Nov 02, 2018
The Arctic Yearbook 2018 was launched on November 1, 2018 during the Model Arctic Council event that was held at the University of Lapland in Rovaniemi, Finland. The theme of the yearbook is Arctic Development - in Theory & in Practice.
Sámi Film Streaming Service available at International Sámi Film Institute website
Thu, Nov 01, 2018
International Sámi Film Institute (ISFI) offers Sapmifilm, a streaming service, which provides a unique collection of Sámi films.
Aalborg University invites all interested to an Arctic Politics Research Seminar in December
Wed, Oct 31, 2018
The seminar is arranged by CIRCLA - Centre for Innovation and Research in Culture and Living in the Arctic, Department of Culture and Global Studies, Aalborg University, on December 12 in Copenhagen.
Thematic Network on Teacher Education hosts a webinar on Leading Change Towards Indigenising Academies
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
The Thematic Network webinar: Canadian Perspectives on Leading Change towards Indigenising the Academy: connections within the Arctic Region, will be organized November 13, 2018 at 10:00 local time in Newfoundland (UTC -3.30) / 15:30 Finnish time (UTC +2).
Save the Date: High North Dialogue Conference 2019
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
The High North Dialogue Conference, takes place in Bodø, Norway, April 3-4, 2019. The main theme is Business in the Arctic.
Report from 2nd Arctic Science Ministerial is now available
Tue, Oct 30, 2018
The second Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM2) took place in Berlin, Germany on the 25-26 October 2018. The main goal of the ASM2 is to further co-operation in arctic science, by addressing challenges and creating joint action. For full report click here.
Oil spills could harm the Arctic more than expected
Mon, Oct 29, 2018
Technical University of Denmark (DTU) conducted research that revealed that plankton—the foundation of the food chains in the Arctic Ocean—are affected by concentrations of oil pollution much lower than previously assumed. For full article click here.
An article concerning Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North is available
Fri, Oct 26, 2018
The Arctic Research Centre at Aarhus University published an article in the 2018 issue of Human Ecology - An interdisciplinary journal, the article concerns Socioecological Disequilibrium in the Circumpolar North. For the full article click here.